CVE-2023-40117

Published: Oct 27, 2023

Modified: Apr 29, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

In resetSettingsLocked of SettingsProvider.java, there is a possible lockscreen bypass due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	affected `13` affected `12L` affected `12` affected `11`

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/11815817de2f2d70fe842b108356a1bc75d44ffb

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ff86ff28cf82124f8e65833a2dd8c319aea08945

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01

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CVE-2023-40117

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